SlowGypsy
Senior Member
Seems to be a bit of a tired old cliche by now, don't you think? ...... "Old sailor finally accepts reality, and moves to a trawler"
I have been sailing most of my life, and have always actually agreed with the maxim "slower is better" (I know, there are exceptions, of course!) Now, as I am forced to accept the realities of the aging process, I have decided that warm and dry is also better!
So, like many others before me, I am now looking for that "perfect" trawler. Problem is, I tend to favour boats that are a little different from most boats I see on the water today. I like older designs - boats with real old world character. I like a lot of Jay Benford's designs, like the 35' Trawler complete with Portuguese bridge, or the 35' Paquette. (I just posted these in the "dreamboat" thread)
If anybody has insight as to how to get one of these, I would sure appreciate feedback!
I really do not want a flybridge, and, on this forum, that probably makes me at least an oddball, if not an outcast! (Been a sailor for a long time - why would I want another boat that exposes me to the elements all the time?) Anyway, that is just a personal bias of mine.
Looking forward to getting lots of advice and other input on my search for a new vessel. It is going to be hard to part with my beloved old schooner, which I have been sailing solo for thirty years!
I have been sailing most of my life, and have always actually agreed with the maxim "slower is better" (I know, there are exceptions, of course!) Now, as I am forced to accept the realities of the aging process, I have decided that warm and dry is also better!
So, like many others before me, I am now looking for that "perfect" trawler. Problem is, I tend to favour boats that are a little different from most boats I see on the water today. I like older designs - boats with real old world character. I like a lot of Jay Benford's designs, like the 35' Trawler complete with Portuguese bridge, or the 35' Paquette. (I just posted these in the "dreamboat" thread)
If anybody has insight as to how to get one of these, I would sure appreciate feedback!
I really do not want a flybridge, and, on this forum, that probably makes me at least an oddball, if not an outcast! (Been a sailor for a long time - why would I want another boat that exposes me to the elements all the time?) Anyway, that is just a personal bias of mine.
Looking forward to getting lots of advice and other input on my search for a new vessel. It is going to be hard to part with my beloved old schooner, which I have been sailing solo for thirty years!